What did you want to be when you were young?

[Doc Creed]

I had a fascination with store windows as a child. I even ran out of a restaurant where I was having lunch with my mother and brother and into the furniture store next door and sat on the couch in the window. They couldn't find me for a while but when they did, oh boy did I get it. I must have been about 5 or 6. Funny thing is that I wound up doing window displays for retail stores for a while in my 20s.

This is a touching, funny story. From one writer to another, you're very good. A rookie mistake is pounding a story to death with flowery language (I'm guilty of this sometimes) and missing the essence of a story. Try sharing more of your memories/stories here in one of the Story threads.

 

[carrie's younger brother]

This is a touching, funny story. From one writer to another, you're very good. A rookie mistake is pounding a story to death with flowery language (I'm guilty of this sometimes) and missing the essence of a story. Try sharing more of your memories/stories here in one of the Story threads.

Thanks for that! I just might.

 

[Kacey Cunningham]

Love these responses. Since I started this thread I guess I should say what I wanted to be. I don't know the exact terminology for this job, but I wanted to work with serial killers. Seriously, this was before every show on tv portrayed one. I was seven years old and told my mom I wanted to catch, "people that kill for no reason." I guess looking back, people now would say FBI profiler. But I literally could not deal with the heartbreak. As much as SOME/MOST of the people of the world disgust me, I could not live my life knowing someone killed someone and because of a technicality or something else they would go free. I also think that was one of the saddest moments for me. To realize what I want SO much in my life, I cannot do. Anyway love the responses!! Keep em coming!!

 

[Kacey Cunningham]

Happy......

Beautiful. Reminds me of Charles Schultz comics when Linus said he wanted to be happy. Now that's all I'm trying to achieve. Haven't yet… but still so blessed

 

[kingricefan]

Beautiful. Reminds me of Charles Schultz comics when Linus said he wanted to be happy. Now that's all I'm trying to achieve. Haven't yet… but still so blessed

I think it's a life long search or quest, if you will. We just have to remind ourselves of our blessings along the way. In other words: keep on keeping on.

 

[Kurben]

I never know what i wanted to be until i was 20. Just know i wanted something that demanded a higher education so i took courses at the university that sounded interesting but had no idea what i would end up as. And then, suddenly, i just know, an Archaeologist! Luckily i could use the courses i had read as a base so they werent wasted.

 

[Shoesalesman]

Lawyer or Welder